All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 381 - 29 Loyalty Unspeakable (2/3)

Chapter 381: Chapter 29 Loyalty Unspeakable (2/3)

No words were necessary, Jin Yanhua knew exactly what her father meant.

"Adding more investment, huh." She chuckled lightly but then immediately turned serious, "But Father, you know well... once this classic is in my hands, its journey will no longer be dictated by you alone!"

[Whoever you wish to pass it on to, pass it on to them.]

Jin Shiqin’s Divine Sense was faint and unconcerned, [My Ancestral Dragon Hall is the source of the True Spirit Martial Path for the thousands of dragon clans in the Embracing the Void region. Over half of the wonders of the Martial Arts are related to our True Spirit bloodlines. The small remainder is also the way of the Soul and Spirit and the Qi Sea, a path common to all beings.]

[If you wish to impart it, all beings may become dragons... Otherwise, why would we create the ’Ancestral Dragon Hall’?]

As the Dragon King and his daughter communicated.

You Ruhui had already stabilized her True Martial Spine, stepping into the realm of Inner Strength.

And at the first opportunity after stabilizing her realm, You Ruhui contacted An Jing with the quickest speed.

"An Jing... how on earth did you manage it?!"

As her voice transmitted, An Jing’s response came quickly and much clearer, [Da Chen withdrew the Divine Weapons, the Earth Vein is masterless, and there’s the strange assistance of an Array Plate, giving rise to unclaimed Dragon Qi...]

As both parties’ strengths improved, the connection through Emperor’s Blood also became closer. An Jing briefly explained what he had seen and done in Linjiang City, causing You Ruhui to be deeply moved.

——Indeed, once he sees an opportunity, he acts on it. That much will surely never change.

[You’ve truly worked hard, An Jing... your help has been immense!]

In Linjiang City, as An Jing sensed You Ruhui’s breakthrough in her aura, he knew that the Dragon Qi he transmitted had greatly helped her and spoke with a laugh, "What’s there to it, slaying a few worthless dandies brought such gains, helping you also aids me."

"Not to mention, if it hadn’t been for your Divine Skill enhancing me, I would have had no chance of slaying the Western Patrol Envoy in Kanming City."

[Yes, indeed... If it were me now, I wouldn’t almost faint from augmenting your Divine Skill either.]

You Ruhui’s aura was much stronger compared to before the breakthrough, because she originally possessed double Divine Abnormalities due to her bloodline, which she couldn’t activate to convert into combat power. Now, she had acquired a third Divine Abnormality also rooted in Emperor’s Blood, and after being nourished by the Dragon Qi, it had fully become a part of her own power.

With this foundation, You Ruhui wouldn’t need long to stabilize her realm and possess the strength of the mid- Inner Strength level.

With such a base, her long-distance enhancement of An Jing’s Earth Escape Divine Skill would at most leave her drained for a while; it wouldn’t result in damage and unconsciousness anymore.

"Speaking of which... Ruohui, I don’t quite understand the Dragon Qi Formation Plates from your side. Can you understand why this Civil and Military Formation Plate could generate unclaimed Dragon Qi?"

Time was precious and the exchange of Emperor’s Blood had its costs; An Jing did not waste words and asked succinctly. After receiving the information sent by An Jing, You Ruhui fell into contemplation, [Hmm... Civil and Military Formation Plates? I’ve indeed seen them, derived from the supreme three Talisman...]

[Strange, why is there no Mysterious Heaven Imperial Lord’s seal? Without it, how could they integrate the Heavenly Sea and the Earth Vein? But if there was, this Dragon Qi couldn’t possibly be unclaimed...]

[Wait, let me think...]

An Jing was of course willing to wait, and as he opened his eyes, he found Bai Qinghan slowly approaching him.

"How is it, Eldest Senior."

Bai Qinghan glanced at Mo Li’s corpse as she passed it, evidently recognizing the True Spirit Dragon Blood within him. She shook her head slightly and then stood beside An Jing, together they gazed at the Civil and Military Formation Plate, "Is this the handiwork of Da Chen in Linjiang City?"

"I’m not quite certain."

After pondering for a moment, An Jing’s brows relaxed, and he began to smile, "But I do feel that this has nothing to do with the Imperial Court, rather it’s the doing of ’those below’."

"Look, the Civil and Military Formation Plate, but without the ’Imperial Seal’... All the Divine Weapons governed by the Imperial Court have been taken away, and all Civil and Military Officials appointed by the Imperial Court have been withdrawn. Yet in Linjiang City, now a land without masters, there exists a commerce chamber that, riding on the momentum of engulfing the entire city’s greed, quietly concealed these two formations capable of replacing Divine Weapons, with the pure essence of Earth Qi."

An Jing did not mention anything related to Dragon Qi; though he could trust Bai Qinghan, not speaking of this secret information served as her protection. Thus, An Jing simply voiced his most superficial guess, "Don’t you find this to be somewhat, a grand act of rebellion?"

"Hmm..."

Bai Qinghan thoughtfully looked at the Formation Plate, "With that said... it seems almost like someone took advantage of the commerce chamber’s contraction to sell off its assets cheaply, and then privately embezzled them..."

"Exactly."

An Jing nodded slightly, "Da Chen’s Imperial Court withdrawing the Divine Weapons to maintain the main Earth Veins is a conservative move, without any wrongdoing... But the Earth Veins themselves are still valuable assets. Though they are momentarily unmanaged, Da Chen will certainly reclaim them in the future."

"Leaving them idle would be a waste, and since Da Chen isn’t dealing with them now, naturally, others would want to take a bite... Look at these two Formation Plates, if someone could refine here for a few years, they might indeed possess material suitable for Divine Weapons, unexpectedly gaining substantial depth."

——Not to mention, in these years, they could accumulate a considerable amount of Unclaimed Dragon Qi... If situations similar to that of the Northern Border are not unique to Linjiang City, then over the past several years of Da Chen’s contraction, the amount of Dragon Qi accumulated ’below’ might not be much, but it is definitely not insignificant!

Are there officials below, intending to collect Dragon Qi without the Imperial Court’s knowledge? Having analyzed this outcome, even as one of the Seven Fiend, An Jing couldn’t help but think, ’What a rebel, far more formidable than I am now!’

Just then, from within An Jing’s Divine Sea, a surprised echo from You Ruhui arrived, [I’ve got it!]

[An Jing, look at this Formation Plate...]

Unaware of the presence of others beside An Jing, You Ruhui began to meticulously describe the construction and principle behind the Formation Plate to An Jing—essentially as An Jing had speculated.

A Civil and Military Official within the Talisman Granting system could control Divine Weapons and Great Formations of Earth Veins with imperial authorization, pressing down on a region.

However, this power ultimately belongs to the Imperial Court; be it Earth Pulse Qi, Heavenly Sea Qi, or Dragon Qi, all are the ownership of the Imperial Court. The officials can mobilize them because of the Imperial Court’s permission, not because of their own efforts.

Even if the Civil and Military Officials cultivate their own power, since their foundational power comes from the Granting Talisman, when the Official Talisman is removed, the power they cultivated will also return to the Imperial Court, becoming part of the Imperial Court’s power.

This should not be wrong; this is what is taken for granted within the Da Chen Dynasty—most Talisman Granting Officials are ordinary people without Fate Pattern, and their grasp of such Divine Power is all thanks to the grace of the Imperial Court. Such immense grace and favor are impossible to fully repay, let alone the question of the belonging of a mere strength.

But now it appears that some officials do not see it that way, and their loyalty cannot be spoken of.

The officials behind Linlang Commerce Chamber are definitely not limited to one Dragon Martial General; there must be other high-ranking civil officials involved. This is a joint venture of Civil and Military Talismans, seizing the opportunity as Da Chen’s Imperial Court voluntarily withdrew, overstepping their authority to directly seek Dragon Qi.

And with the obtained Dragon Qi, what they could do is beyond You Ruhui’s guessing... But You Ruhui pointed out a possibility.

[If some officials replaced the Imperial Court’s Dragon Qi Talismans in their bodies completely with Unclaimed Dragon Qi, then theoretically, they become a loophole within the Da Chen Dynasty, independent actors not governed by Da Chen yet capable of utilizing various internal Skills and authorization!]

[Even if the Imperial Court later deletes their authorization, these independent actors could freely exert their power without being restrained by the Imperial Court!]